Fools.

I'm a sucker for holidays; they are the perfect vehicles for tradition. My father-in-law got my kids into April Fools Day a few years ago with a "There's a spider on your head" trick. They've been hooked ever since. "April Fools!!!" has become a year-round exclamation around our place. Despite explaining that it only occurs once a year, the first of April, it still remains that Straight Arrow and I get April Fooled on a regular basis.

And so this year, since the two oldest seem to be old enough to "get it", I thought it would be fun to get them. The joke won't be on me this time.

Introducing you to our April Fools Diner. On the menu this night: Chicken Not-Pie featuring gourmet vanilla pudding, hand-formed vegetable-shaped Starburst delightfully covered in a flaky pastry sprinkled with coarse sugar for the Main Course. Meatloaf Cupcake with Mashed Potato Icing for Dessert.
Ingenious, huh? Thank you Family Fun magazine. My children did not approve. The joke really was on them...and they went hungry this night. There was something about the Dessert for Dinner and Dinner for Dessert that they just couldn't get past.